"Hmmm, thank you. Just one further thing, did you know why the professor was going to that disused prison? You didn't notice anyone taking an unusual interest in the Professor in the days before his unfortunate death?"

Terrick spends his morning waking up, and resummoning Nesser. Once his Eidolon is back in the real world, Terrick will walk down stairs, and when he sees Dillan and the young boy, he will walk over. "Hello and good morning!" he says cheerfully. Nesser simply stands, hooded and cloaked as normal.

After a restless night, thinking of the expedition to the now derelict prison, Tre keeps wondering that they should be more prepared, but for what? Bleary eyed he goes downstairs, nodding to his companions as he passes by them. I wonder what they were doing by the door like that. The elf's eyes had not seen the small boy standing there, instead he goes to pay his regards to Kendra as the day dawns.

"My good lady, how are you this morning? Did you manage to get any sleep after the day's activities? That innkeeper is sending a boy to escort us to Harrowstone, can we trust him? I do hope so, we shall start to investigate the untimely passing of your father. If it was an accident, then so be it, but if another explanation presents itself, know we will follow it to the truth's end."

He looks around, seeing that none of his friends have started to join him and Kendra for breakfast, so calls out "Come on, what's happening why aren't you coming to eat this fine breakfast?"

Dillan nods at the boy, "Have you eaten yet? Please come in, enjoy a meal with us, and tell us of how you discovered the late professor." Dillan will then escort the boy into the dining area to the others.

"Our guide has arrived." He then takes a seat, "That smells good Kendra."

The boy follows you in, pocketing his piece of bread and claiming that he's had no breakfast yet.

"Well, it was mid-afternoon. I'd just got home from my lessons, and Miss Kendra here came round the inn, in a bit of a state, if you'll excuse me miss. She was worried about her Dad, so my Dad said we'd go look - him, and me and Arithon the bard, and a couple of farm-hands. Went up to Harrowstone, along the path, and found where this gargoyle had fallen off and squished the Professor. So's we lifted the stone off, and carried him back."

Mulling over the boy's words, Tre thinking aloud asks, "Hmmmm, perhaps we should seek out the bard, he may have an insight or two too? Perhaps he would walk with us and the boy? My Lady Kendra, where does this fellow stay, perhaps we could wake him?"

Map, reposted for ease of reference. The Lorrimar house is at location N, and the remains of Harrowstone are at R, so it's pretty clear the path that you will take :)

As you pass B, Pevrin points out a huge post jutting out of the ground with an assortment of notices stuck on it.

"That's one of the Posting Poles. You'll find all manner of announcements there, and the Wealday Parchement, our weekly news sheet. Nice little earner, for 1cp I copy out and post whatever someone wants announcing on all five of the Poles."

Harrowstone is located on a barren hill south of the city of Ravengro, the stark, sagging roof of its central structure visible through a large gap in the surrounding wall. A partially overgrown track leads from the southern edge of town, winding around the base of the hill and then back up along its southern slope to the prison itself. The grounds of the prison are surrounded by a crumbling wall, and - says Pevrin - it was a gargoyle carved atop this wall that fell on the Professor.

This section of wall is quite decorative, with a row of gargoyles carved as if leaning over the top of it watching passers-by. There are 11 of them, with a gap where one is missing. It's still lying on the ground. Pevrin says that it was the one found atop the Professor's body, the labourers rolled it off of him before carrying him back to town.

Too busy staring at the neat gargoyles, Terrick completely misses half of the discussion. He then looks around the base. "So, is there any way for us to go in and look at where the Gargoyle fell from?"

Nesser simply keeps watch over the group, making sure no one is trying to sneak up on them.

"Let us not be hasty, this may still be dangerous." As Tre looks at the structure with his knowing eye, before moving towards the place where the professor was found. As he walks, he searches out any way up to the top of the wall, where they could study the missing gargoyle's place.

Knowledge(engineering) 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9 looking to see how stable the wall/gargoyles are and maybe if its likely the missing gargoyle fell or was pushed.

Perception 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8 to find a way to the top of the wall with the gargoyles or to see if any gargoyles move.

Pevrin says, "If you go around a ways you can get inside the walls through the front gate. I think there's a walkway around the inside of the walls that you ought to be able to get up on. But you understand... this place is really a bit scary to be rooting around in, even in daylight!"

"I too feel the dangers in this place, Pevrin. We shall keep in the open until we know more about what we must face here. We should perhaps follow the lead of the notebook and any unusual tracks which may have come from outside this gloomy place. When you found the poor professor, did you notice any tracks as to which way he was going, or where he might have come from? Unless someone can discover any unusual tracks around here which might be connected to the tragedy. Finding the notebook may be key in bringing to justice any wrongdoers, does anyone know what his notebook looks like?." Tre' his eyes watchful, follow the walls, his back shivers as his minds eye takes in the professor's last moments.

I'm assuming the journal we read as part of the professor's legacy is NOT the same as the notebook, maybe Dillan or Taelin can confirm that?

Looking up the wall and feeling it's surface, "Perhaps we should allow Pevrin to leave?" Dillan then turns to the others, "I would like to investigate the inside and really get to that position above."

"I'm not coming in," says Pevrin, obviously screwing up his courage, "But the gate isn't far around... I'll take you there before I go. Easier than climbing the wall, it's been left standing open for... for as long as I can remember, anyway."

"We can't just let the boy go back on his own, what if anything happened to him" Tre with an angry look in his eye at Terrick. "One of us should stay with him, whilst you go up and look around." sighs Tre, as he raises an eyebrow and shakes his head. "We can always come back in an hour and search around on our own. I still think we should search for the professor's notebook first...but...oh well." Tre puts his arm on the boy's shoulders and warmly says, "Would you rather we take you some way back to the village or home, before we go looking around in here?"

Dillan looks about the immediate area, "I see no book and if he was found without the book the boy," Dillan gestures to Pevrin, "says he was frequently seen with. Then I think it best that we begin our search here."

He sighs, "I understand your concern for Pevrin and his safety, however I would think none would wish to harm him in the brightness of day and in a town that knows him all to well."

Hearing the familiar sound of a crow, startles Tre, looking up seeing the black ominous bird he cries "Spies, we are discovered, someone is watching us." pointing upwards at the bird. "It may be friend, it may be foe, that we will discover. I doubt it will be the former though."

Tre takes the boy's arm and says "Come let's go, get you back to town. Don't be scared by what will happen next, be strong and keep it our little secret. We all have our skills, maybe one day you too will find a calling, and when you do the gods will give you the powers you need. So have faith in us young Pevrin, don't be frightened by what you see. Let's get you back home safely." Tre' starts to say arcane elven words and gesticulates, before taking out his instrument, blowing a soft note which calls a small horse in front of the mage. Tre' mounts up into the saddle and pulls the boy up behind him, saying to the others, "Let me take him back to town, It won't take long, don't get into trouble before I return. Hold on Pevrin, enjoy the ride back home" he smiles as he says the last bit, before starting the horse on its journey into town. As he rides, he looks to the sky, hoping to see the path the crow takes to return to its master.

Hope this isn't too much for this, but it will save several posts to get the same effect. So quickly get the boy back home and return,